The ethics of sports : a reader /
The ethics of sports : a reader /
edited by Mike McNamee
- London, United Kingdom : Routledge, c2010
- xiv, 505 pages ; 26 cm
Includes index.
Part 1 : The Roots of sports ethics : games, play, sport -- Part 2 : Fair contests : rules, spoiling, and cheating -- Part 3 : Doping, genetic modification and the ethics of enhancement -- Part 4 : Cultures of equity and difference : dis/ability, gender, and race -- Part 5 : Ethical development in and through sports, rules, virtues and vices -- Part 6 : Commercialism, corruption and exploitation in sports -- Part 7 : Ethics and adventurous activity
This important new collection of articles showcases the very best international scholarship in the field of sports ethics, and offers a comprehensive, one-stop resource for any student, scholar or sportsperson with an interest in this important area. It addresses cutting-edge contemporary themes within sports ethics, such as gene doping, as well as introducing classic ethical debates that define our understanding of sport, sporting conduct and sport in practice. The Ethics of Sports is arranged into seven thematic sections, each of which includes an introduction by the editor that highlights the key themes and places each article in context, and offers suggestions for further reading. The Ethics of Sports sheds new light on a wide range of issues within contemporary sports studies including doping, disability, gender and ethnicity; the practice of physical education and sports coaching; sports media; sports business and sports medicine. It is essential reading for all students with an interest in sport or applied ethics.
9780415478618
SPORTS -- MORAL AND ETHICAL ASPECTS
GV 706.3 E84 2010
Includes index.
Part 1 : The Roots of sports ethics : games, play, sport -- Part 2 : Fair contests : rules, spoiling, and cheating -- Part 3 : Doping, genetic modification and the ethics of enhancement -- Part 4 : Cultures of equity and difference : dis/ability, gender, and race -- Part 5 : Ethical development in and through sports, rules, virtues and vices -- Part 6 : Commercialism, corruption and exploitation in sports -- Part 7 : Ethics and adventurous activity
This important new collection of articles showcases the very best international scholarship in the field of sports ethics, and offers a comprehensive, one-stop resource for any student, scholar or sportsperson with an interest in this important area. It addresses cutting-edge contemporary themes within sports ethics, such as gene doping, as well as introducing classic ethical debates that define our understanding of sport, sporting conduct and sport in practice. The Ethics of Sports is arranged into seven thematic sections, each of which includes an introduction by the editor that highlights the key themes and places each article in context, and offers suggestions for further reading. The Ethics of Sports sheds new light on a wide range of issues within contemporary sports studies including doping, disability, gender and ethnicity; the practice of physical education and sports coaching; sports media; sports business and sports medicine. It is essential reading for all students with an interest in sport or applied ethics.
9780415478618
SPORTS -- MORAL AND ETHICAL ASPECTS
GV 706.3 E84 2010